पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 1, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra330.27°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.58°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha331.77°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:12 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:48 – 07:23
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:48 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:58 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:30 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:58 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872270.27
Julian Day2460735.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2045°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.77°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2045°), declination -7.55°, EoT -13.04 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2025-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)